Re: Pics of *delivered* CTS-Vs here

After a wait of over three months, my new V wagon arrived this week. To make up for a two-month post-production delay, Cadillac shipped the car straight to the dealer in California in an enclosed transporter. Specs:

Re: Pics of *delivered* CTS-Vs here

Originally Posted by Veritable

I was given a choice of delivery dates and was watching the route forecasts pretty closely. Picked those couple of days to make the trip because the weather was going to be clear and (mostly) above freezing. Going to Calgary got a bit dicey because I ended up going through Banff in the dead of night and the temperature got down to -6C, but my M3 was shod with Continental Extreme Contact DWS tires, one of the best high-performance all-season tires in the cold, so I got through ok.

Taking the V back with the Pilot Sport PS2s, I was able to get through all the passes in the daytime, then avoided the notorious Coquihalla Pass (which was the most direct route) at night. Ended up having to drive in the Fraser Canyons at night with the adaptive headlights getting a workout, but made it through alright in the end.

I do feel the same. The V is very light when steering from the center, so much so that I find it easy to steer too much around corners. The steering feel does tighten up when you go faster and turn more from center though. I took the same route going to Calgary with the M3 and then back with the V, and at no times did I feel I can make it through a corner with the M3 but not with the V.

Speaking of the steering, I must complain about the V's steering wheel, which is just a regular CTS's steering wheel albeit wrapped in suede in my case. The 3 spokes are kind of flimsy and I find the wheel to be too thin. I much prefer BMW M's philosophy of putting in smaller but thicker wheels into their sports sedans.

However, lest I sound like I don't like the V, let me say that as mentioned above, for my needs the V is just as agile as my old M3, and then there's the mid-range torque... Oh. My. God. That. Fat. Torque. Curve.

Finally, and my favorite thing.... The V is a lot more rare in my town, which is filled with young kids driving BMW M3s. Once I've walked out to the mall parking lot, and spotted 7 (yes, SEVEN) V8 M3s in the lot, not including my own. Whereas the last time I spotted a V on the road was about 6 months ago. Yep, this one is a keeper!

Bwa, wow!

Well glad you made the safe trek! The PS2s are nuts in dicey weather... Even mid summer, the torrential rain going from Vancouver to Calgary made me slow down to ~65km/h, since anything above 70 made me hydroplane! lol

Those tires and this car isn't anything to mess with in winter.

Dry roads, even in -30 temperatures are do-able as long as you drive normally, but the second theres any type of precipitation, STOP IMMEDIATELY lmao... I did about 4,500km in my new 2013 in Calgary's winter on the days there was no snow and road was dry. One day it started twinkling snow, scariest drive home of my life... (Won't be doing that again).

Re: Pics of *delivered* CTS-Vs here

My 2013 Glacier Blue CTS-V manual wagon arrived two nights ago. I was waffling about the color as this is the only manual wagon I could find in the country with every option box ticked. After purchasing sight unseen, I'm actually liking the color. Edgy with the wheels and calipers but still a sleeper. Window tint and clear bra going on this week.

Re: Pics of *delivered* CTS-Vs here

just saw this thread looking for other stuff, but here's my '13 CTS-V coupe, 6 spd manual, black rims, black interior, wood trim, suede wheel/shifter, no sunroof, just as it came from the factory in mid April. only took 6 weeks or so to arrive ordered new to order from factory.

it already looks a little different, but this was upon arrival. McLovin it!

Re: Pics of *delivered* CTS-Vs here

Originally Posted by spearfish25

My 2013 Glacier Blue CTS-V manual wagon arrived two nights ago. I was waffling about the color as this is the only manual wagon I could find in the country with every option box ticked. After purchasing sight unseen, I'm actually liking the color. Edgy with the wheels and calipers but still a sleeper. Window tint and clear bra going on this week.

Wow, there are a lot of cops out this weekend. Amazing handling. The lack of body roll while keeping a supple ride is just fantastic. Engine is a monster. I'll miss my Outback XT Ltd. wagon in some ways (AWD) but man, I definitely traded-up in wagons. As my wife said when she saw me get home in it: "happy early fathers day!"